Council schedules multiple ordinances and discusses retroactive approvals for subscriptions and grants

Council members reviewed the tally sheet and placed multiple items on the upcoming regular meeting agenda. Item one—a retroactive renewal for the city's Badger Meter SmartCover software subscription for the Department of Public Works—was put on the agenda after staff explained prior emails to a former commissioner had not been forwarded. "Normally, I would not vote for anything retroactive," the presenting official said, noting operational reasons for bringing the item forward.

Separately, the City Clerk explained a requested transfer of $12,458.16 to cover an invoice for Granicus legislate/agenda/minutes software after the budget line was depleted; a commissioner had begun payment to avoid a missed due date. On grants, Chief Addison said the city followed terms of a 2025–26 GIVVE grant in practice but that the grant had not been formally authorized by the council; the department now seeks retroactive authorization so the city can be reimbursed for eligible expenditures. "We are looking to sign the agreement even though it is retroactive in order to ... get the city reimbursed for the funds that it had already spent," Chief Addison said.